Wine or whiskey barrels, which are plentiful and durable, make a great receptacle for a bird bath with a few easy ...

After pressing and fermentation, wines are transferred to barrels to age -- and not all wine barrels are created equal.

The ‘Barrel House’ is an architect-designed property that does what it says on the tin: the house is built from two genuine redwood wine barrels stacked on top of each other. In their past ...

Now you can, sort of. A house made from two giant redwood wine barrels in Big Sur has gone on sale for the first time in 40 years, according to Realtor.com. The two-story home was designed by ...

Oak and wine were made for each other. The wood and how it is treated introduces flavors compounds and textures. Oak barrels allow slow oxygenation, which engenders complexity and depth.

Phosphoribosylanthranilate isomerase (PRAI) and indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase (IGPS) are distantly related α/β-barrel enzymes that catalyze successive steps in tryptophan biosynthesis.

As a barrel is being constructed, but before the heads at either end are added, the cooper (barrel maker) chars the inside edges of the staves. This final treatment imparts aromas of vanilla, spice ...

Boozy candy has historically been limited to kitsch products that pop up around holidays. But a new generation of ...

John Samartzis made his first barrel of wine in 2002; he describes it as a disaster. Chastened, he went looking for a ‘how to' book, attending several winemaking courses, reading more books, and with ...

More Drinkin' on the Job: Raising shell at Greenville's Jones Oyster Co.

But sometimes simplicity is a good thing. “We like to say it takes 12 years, a spectacular cabernet barrel, and one sip to convert a wine drinker to a whiskey buff,” said head blender Meghan ...

Instead, the spirits age inside coffee barrels. Using barrels for coffee essence Any spirit aged in wood will typically pick up flavors from the wood itself, as well as whatever liquid that the ...